Combined mop head and wringer.



O. E. BROWN.

COMBINED MOP HEAD AND WRINGBR.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 4, 1911.

Patented Oct. 17, 1911.

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UNTTF CARL E. BROWN, OF COLUMBUS, OHIO.

COMBINED MOP HEAD AND WRINGER.

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, CARL E. BROWN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Columbus, in the county of Franklin and State of Ohio, haveinvented a new and useful Combined Mop Head and lVringer, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to the art of brushing and scrubbing, and moreespecially to mop wringers; and the object of the same is to produce amop Wringer which can be successfully operated by the user whilestanding erect, so that one hand manipulates the wringer and the otherthe mop handle. This object is accomplished by the constructionhereinafter more fully described and claimed, and as shown in theaccompanying drawings wherein Figure 1 is a plan view of a mop with mywringer attached. Figs. 2 and 3 are side elevations thereof, showing thewringers in slightly different forms. Figs. 4 and 5 are cross sectionson the lines 41-4; and 5-5 respectively, and Fig. (3 is a perspectivedetail of the skeleton handle forming the gist of the present invention.

In the drawings the letter H designates broadly the handle of anordinary mop whose head is designated by the letter M and is connectedwith the handle by a metallic fixture F of any approved pattern formingno part of the present invention. The wringer is by preference a loop 5formed at one end of a stout metal rod 6 which has a single angle 7 inits body as seen in Fig. 2 or two angles 8 as seen in Fig. 3, or isformed in some way so as to bow upward, and which has its upper endattached to the skeleton framework forming the gist of the presentinvention. Said framework is by preference made of three metal castingsbest seen in Fig. 6, one casting comprising a longitudinal rod 10 havinga bracket 11 projecting radially from each extremity thereof and whosebody is curved outwardly in substantially semi-circular form, and an ear12 integral with the outer extremity of the bracket and itself alsocurved outwardly and pierced with a hole 13. Where each bracket joinsthe rod 10 there is formed through their point of juncture an aperture14. In conjunction with this casting are two others which are alike.Each comprises a complementary bracket 21 having an car 22 with a hole23, and at the inner end of this complementary bracket member is a hook24 so Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 4, 1911.

Patented Oct. 17, 1911.

Serial No. 612,266.

shaped that it will pass through said aperture and hook over the rod 10when the parts are engaged with each other and the two semi-circularears l2 and 22 are brought against opposite sides of the upper end ofthe rod 6 as shown in Fig. 2. Thereafter a rivet 25 is driven throughthe rod and the holes 13 and 23 and headed or upset at its extremitiesto hold the rod in place. This is what might be called the preferredconstruction of my improved mop wringer, and it is important to noticethat between the upper end of the rod 6 which stands along the top ofthe handle H, and the rod 10 which stands along its bottom, there isquite a space 50 open at each side of this skeleton handle and throughwhich the handof the operator may come in contact with the handleitself.

The modified construction shown in Fig. 3 is much the same except thatthe skeleton handle is here made in one piece of casting. It comprisesrings 40 at its extremities connected by top and bottom rods 41 havingthe same side spaces 50 between them, and the uppermost rod carries ahousing 210 into which the upper end 61 of the mop wringer rod isextended, and finally a rivet 250 passes through said housing and rod tohold the'parts assembled. This may be said to be a simpler and perhapscheaper form of my invention because it is made in one casting insteadof several, but it does not permit the parts to be replaced individuallywhen broken, and personally I do not consider it quite as good. However,that is a matter which may be left to the manu' facturer or theconsumer.

In either construction the operation of the device is as follows: Theuser grasps the skeleton handle with one hand and the handle H with theother hand at a point higher up, say with the right hand on the metalportion and the left hand higher up. Loosening the grip of the righthand slightly, she twists the handle with her left hand so that the mophead M rotates at its upper end where it is attached by the fixture F tothe handle, but cannot rotate at its outer end which is then held withinthe loop 5 as usual. Of course it is to be understood that the wringerand with it the loop are pushed down farther than as seen in thedrawings when the mop is to be wrung out, but this is well understood tothose who use these articles. Having given the handle H a twist with theleft hand, the user tightens the grip of her right hand which, passingthrough the spaces 50 in the skeleton frame, comes into contact with thesides of the wooden handle H so that the latter is prevented fromuntwisting; and this gives her an opportunity to get another grip withthe other hand, and after that the operation is repeated. The angle 7 ifused alone, the plural angles 8, or any upward bow of the rod 6 isobviously for the purpose of permitting the fixture F to rotate underthis rod.

metal, or metal suitably treated to prevent rust; and the sizes andproportions and details are unessential to the successful operation ofthe whole.

What is claimed is:

1. The herein described mop wringer comprising a rod having means at oneend for holding the mop cloth and an upward deflection in its body, askeleton handle having rings at its extremities adapted to surround thewooden mop handle, a rod connecting one point in these rings, and meansfor connecting the upper end of said wringer rod to another point insaid rings so as to leave the wooden mop handle exposed between saidpoints.

All parts are preferably of galvanized 2. The combination with a mopincluding a head, a wooden handle, and a fixture between them; of awringer comprising a rod having a loop in one end engaging a mop cloth,an upwardly deflected body, and its other end straight, and a skeletonhandle consisting of a rod extending longitudinally beneath said mophandle, curved brackets projecting laterally from the extremities ofsaid rod and having apertures near their juncture therewith, curved earsprojecting from the outer ends of said brackets and having perforations,complementary curved bracket members having hooks at their inner ends toengage said apertures and complementary ears at their outer ends withperforations to register with those in the other ears, said bracketsloosely surrounding the mop handle and said ears embracing the upper endof said rod, and rivets through these ears and the rod, all for thepurpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

CARL E. BROWN.

Witnesses:

I. H. RUPPERSBERG, W. L. VAN SIoKLE.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

